So my little offspring had to do some minor surgery yesterday as a followup procedure to the major incident he had a few months back. I guess when surgeons are busy trying to save your life, they have to make quick decisions about how do do certain things and worry about fixing it later. The procedure went well, but of course seeing your little 2 year old...
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I’ve partially given up on recycling. For a good few years now I’ve been a good boy…I’ve collected cans and bottles, saved them up nicely each month and then when I’ve collected enough, I’d skip down to the local recycling van and turn them all in for a few dollar bills. And then it dawned on me…the water I’m using to...
Read MoreKids these days
At just 2 years old my boy Kingston already recognizes which remote controls the TiVo and tells me to skip ahead through commercials. It’s a bit amazing to me and a bit sad. Gets me thinking of all the things he’ll grow up taking for granted. He’ll grow up assuming that all cell phones can be swiped around with his fingers and that...
Read MoreHappy Birthday Kingston!
Kingston enjoyed his 2nd birthday today without much fanfare. I’m sure he still doesn’t understand why people were singing a mysterious song to him all day long and why suddenly he gets to open wrapped boxes full of toys today. I think all he cared about was that he got stuff.
Read MoreHappy Holidays
Could it hurt Kingston to smile? Hehe. Nah, trust me, getting a 2 year old to stay still long enough to sit still for a picture was tough work. It might not show in this photo, but mom & dad just spent the last few seconds before the shot coaxing the little guy to “look at the light look at the light smile smile kingston get back here, sit up,...
Read MoreMe Time
Today I have all to myself. It’s a little strange not having any client meetings, no huge deadline, no class to teach, no child or wife at home. I’m a little giddy actually…I can’t remember when I last had a day like this. So I’m just sitting here casually grading projects as I run a movie or two on the boob tube. It’s...
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LoweStudio Inc was founded by me, Raphael Lowe, a Honolulu based illustrator and web designer. I presently design and manage a few dozen commercial websites, but my main focus these days is acting as the head developer for Kapiolani Community College and teaching New Media Arts.